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Park City

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Also known as Park City, Utah, Park City, UT

city in Summit County, Utah, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Utah
County
Summit , Wasatch
Named after
Parley's Park
Mayor
Ryan Dickey
Total
19.99 sq mi (51.77 km )
Land
19.98 sq mi (51.76 km )
Water
0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
Elevation
6,936 ft (2,114 m)
Density
420.1/sq mi (162.21/km )
Time zone
UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst
UTC−6 ( Mountain )
Zip codes
84060, 84068, 84098
Fips code
49-58070
Website
www.parkcity.org

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Encyclopedic overview

Park City is a city in Utah, United States. Most of the city is within Summit County, with some portions extending into Wasatch County. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The population was 8,396 at the 2020 census, and on average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents. The city is 32 miles (51 km) southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and 20 miles (32 km) from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80.

After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's mining industry, the city rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s through an expansion of its tourism business. According to 2021 data, the city brought in a yearly average of $529.8 million to the Utah economy as a tourist hot spot, $80 million of which was attributed to the Sundance Film Festival. The city has two major ski resorts: Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort (combined with Canyons Village at Park City) and one minor resort: Woodward Park City (an action sports training and fun center). Both Deer Valley and Park City Mountain Resorts were the major locations for ski and snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and are expected to reprise these roles for the 2034 Winter Olympics. Although they receive less snow and have a shorter ski season than do their counterparts in Salt Lake County, such as Snowbird resort, they are much easier to access.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Park City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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